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The Spine Journal gives Outstanding Paper Award to Paul B. Bishop, DC, MD, PhD

The Spine Journal & NASS Outstanding Paper Award Selection Committee has chosen a paper by Paul B. Bishop, DC, MD, PhD, The Chiropractic Hospital-based Interventions Research Outcomes (CHIRO) Study: A randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of clinical practice guidelines in the medical and chiropractic management of patients with acute mechanical lower back pain, to receive the 2010 Outstanding Paper Award for Medical & Interventional Science.

Dr. Bishop will be honored at the NASS's 25th annual meeting, October 5-9, 2010, in Orlando, Florida. He will also present his paper during the Outstanding Paper presentations scheduled for Thursday, October 7th.

His paper will be published in The Spine Journal.

Source: The Spine Journal

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